Apocalyptic Cold War visions fuelled many of the classic films noirs of the nineteen-fifties, even many which are not among the most artistically accomplished; the sixty-year-old Noyce's film, wrongly thought (by many) to be "old school" in its technique, gets whatever juice it has from being old school in its political passions.
When you hear "bidding war," visions of rapid-fire auction chanting might come to mind: One dollar bid, now two, now two, will you give me two... sold!
Britain's policy towards migrants, like that of many other EU states, remains short-sighted, inward-looking and defensive, and that has to change if we are to preserve the post-war vision of Europe.
If there's one thing practically everybody seems to be able to agree upon, it is that the euro is destined to collapse, and with it the great post-war vision of European integration.
The tensions between net contributor and net debtor states, the loosening of the Franco-German axis, the decline of social integration under the pressure of immigration and rising joblessness have all challenged the post-war vision.
By John Cassidy December 9, 2011 If there's one thing practically everybody seems to be able to agree upon, it is that the euro is destined to collapse, and with it the great post-war vision of European integration.
Flattened by bombs in the second world war, like most of the city, it was rebuilt as the central planning office and became the very place where Rotterdam's ambitious post-war vision was laid out – a seminal plan that would inspire similar modernist urban plans around the world.
Lucasfilm, for example, may simply be trying to protect its "Star Wars" vision without cracking down on fans.
The wrecked spaceships are so perfectly of a piece with Star Wars' vision of a future filled with junk that the Falcon fits in perfectly.
